• Women and their Role in Fraud

    Most women scammers are simply after money. They don’t usually tend to be terribly sophisticated about it either. Only the most brazen internet dating scammers will directly ask you to send them money. Most will simply tell you a sad story then hope you’ll offer to send them money to sort out their problems. You [...]

  • Burning Question in Costa Rica; Is She Cheating?

    As a private detective in Costa Rica, I get this type of inquiry often: "Hi, my name is Bill and I live in California. I have been coming to Costa Rica for the past 7 years and last year I met a woman there and we hit it off pretty good and I have been [...]

  • Ten Tips to Online Dating Safety

    When it comes down to it, looking to meet singles at an online dating site is similar to looking for your match in your neighborhood singles bar or at a sporting event, church social or grocery store. You’re meeting people you’ve never met before, and it’s important that you feel comfortable and safe. How can [...]

  • Why a Background Search is Important in Your Relationship

    Increasingly I am receiving request for background services on relationships that originated via the inter net. I can tell you from the onset, that such relationships usually have hidden agendas by one or both of the participants. Since my expertise is in the fraud field, marital fraud is one of the events that I am [...]

  • Costa Rica Visitor Alert: Beware of Public Pay Phone

    According to several sources, telecommunications companies in the United states continue to receive complaints from customers who make international phone calls from Costa Rican pay phones. Unhappy customers placed calls from Costa Rica and were charged up to $50 for a five-second international call. The country's main telephone service, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricity, (I.C.E.) [...]